It doesn’t have to be a real production car, it can also be a concept.
For me, it has to be the 1997 Dodge Copperhead. This ugly chungus just speaks to me and I don’t know why. It is hideous, Pontiac Aztek levels of ugly, but I kinda wish Dodge actually sold it. It wasn’t going to be gutless, sharing much with the Viper, but it also wasn’t going to have the same price of the Viper (Viper at the time was ~$75k, this baby would have been ~$30k). For the price, a little ugly isn’t that big of a deal for a similar powertrain. Surely a facelift kit could help it out some.
Just thought a discussion like this could be fun. What cars are the same for you?
Having worked as a Heavy Line tech for Land Rover on these things, you made a good call.
What was the biggest problem in your opinion?
They just weren’t very reliable, and repairs are expensive. Like, a single bolt (I dont remember exactly what it was for specifically) cost the dealer parts department like $200 USD just to buy it, and thats cost only.
While being the Heavy Line guy meant I only ever got assigned cars that needed engines/transmissions/other big jobs, I saw the Evoque for needing an engine replacement the most. I saw the standard V8 equipped Range Rover second most for the same issue. Most often, they would have an overheat condition, usually caused by a cracked coolant pipe pissing all the coolant out. It would warp the heads and the block would seize. Crazy way to fail.
Also, Land Rover loves their torque-to-yield bolts. Nearly every bolt on the car needs to be replaced with a new one if it gets removed.
And I’m glad I didn’t buy one. My biggest issue was that it had the same crappy JLR infotainment system that I had on my Jaguar around the same timeframe. It was just stupidly sluggish.